Firefly (Jeremy Steig album)

Firefly
Studio album by Jeremy Steig
Released	1977
Recorded	March 4 & 22 and April 11, 1977 Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:29
Label	CTI CTI 7075
Producer	Creed Taylor
Jeremy Steig chronology
Outlaws (1976)Outlaws1976 Firefly (1977) Lend Me Your Ears (1978)Lend Me Your Ears1978

Firefly is an album by American flautist Jeremy Steig recorded in 1977 and released on the CTI label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Jeremy Steig's jazz-funk throwdown, Firefly, is one of the great forgotten masterpieces of the genre... Firefly was designed for the purpose of being a hit in the dance clubs, and it should have been, because it kicks ass on that level as well as on the jazz-funk beam... This is burning".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

1. "Firefly" (Googie Coppola, David Matthews) - 11:55
2. "Living Inside Your Love" (Dave Grusin, Earl Klugh) - 5:48
3. "Everything Is Coming to the Light" (Coppola) - 2:59
4. "Hop Scotch" (Joe Chambers) - 7:26
5. "Sweet Hour of Prayer" (Traditional) - 2:04
6. "Grasshopper" (Jeremy Steig) - 5:17

• • Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City on March 4 (tracks 1, 2 & 6), March 22 (track 3) and April 11 (tracks 4 & 5), 1977

Personnel

• Jeremy Steig - flute
• Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, Joe Shepley, Lew Soloff - trumpet
• Sam Burtis, Jerry Chamberlain, Tom Malone - trombone
• Dave Taylor - bass trombone
• Richard Tee - keyboards
• Richie Beirach - piano
• Cliff Carter - synthesizer
• Hiram Bullock, Eric Gale, John Scofield - electric guitar
• Gary King - bass
• Steve Gadd, Allan Schwartzberg - drums
• Ray Mantilla - congas
• Googie Coppolla - vocals
• Sue Evans - percussion
• David Matthews - electric piano, arranger

References